The Oldies of Nigerian Music, By Douglas Ogbankwa

  WAKING up in the morning and listening to Bendel Broadcasting Service (BBS), you would be inundated and perhaps serenaded by beautiful music from the oldies. Bongos Ikwue was an extraordinary artiste. The Benue-born artiste released many hits that captured your soul. From “Cock Crow at Dawn” to “Searching for True Love”, Bongos Ikwue was … Read more

Staying out of Trouble, By Douglas Ogbankwa

  It is so easy to stay out of trouble, but difficult to come out of it. The following are easy tips to stay out of difficult trouble: 1. Do not offer lift to anybody at night, for any reason whatsoever, it could be lifted to jail, kidnapper’s den or six feet under . 2. … Read more

The New Law is that a Legislative House Cannot Suspend a Member as the Member is Not An Employee of the House, By Douglas Ogbankwa

THE Law now is that a Legislative House cannot suspend a Member of the House as doing so will deny his constituents representation as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended). Again, the relationship between a Member of House and the House is not that of a Master Servant … Read more

The Illegality of Freezing Bank Accounts of Account Holders in Nigeria Without Fair Hearing, By Douglas Ogbankwa

  THE Nigerian Society is one that is being plagued by several maladies. Before now accounts of Citizens used to be freezed by letters or by Bankers’s Order a document issued by Magistrates that have been found to be illegal , being just a permission to inspect the accounts of suspects and not one to … Read more

Christmas in Benin, By Douglas Ogbankwa

  Growing up in Benin was great fun. It was a very communal setting of love and communalism. Christmas in Benin was different from Christmas in other places in Nigeria. The reason is that there were local flavors to savor in Benin during Christmas in those days. The young boys and girls in Benin in … Read more